Clinical Registered Nurse II-Mother/Baby Unit-VBH-PT/7p-7a

Responsibilities

• Conducts an individualized patient assessment, prioritizing data collection based on the patient's immediate condition or needs within specified timeframes.
• Conducts ongoing assessments as needed, reprioritizing care based on patient's condition and policies, procedures, or protocols.
• Integrates nursing interventions into the multidisciplinary plan of care, incorporating appropriate standards of care and practice and patient outcomes.
• Develops, modifies, and integrates an individualized care plan which incorporates the medical plan of care, key elements from the plans of other disciplines, and standards of care and practice.
• Establishes individualized, measurable patient goals in consultation with the patient, family, and health care team.
• Performs appropriate treatments and therapeutic nursing interventions as established by the individualized plan of care for the patient and his/her family.
• Recognizes potential problems and responds to general information/data indicating urgent and/or emergent risks to the patient.
• Initiates emergency resuscitative measures as appropriate.
• Assumes responsibility and accountability for effectively managing the care of a specialty patient population.
• Maintains a safe care environment for their patients (clients) and delivers quality care.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Associate Degree in Nursing
• Registration as a registered nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia and/or holds a compact license to practice in Virginia.
• Basic Life Support certification
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification
• Certifications for various specialties including but not limited to: Cath Lab/Electrophysiology Operating Room Critical Care (All), Endoscopy, PACU, Interventional Radiology, Birth Center, Centra Specialty Hospital Outpatient Ambulatory Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Registered Nurse Outpatient Ambulatory Surgery, Advanced and Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Emergency Department.
• One year of nursing (RN) experience.